明尼苏达州 St. Cloud 救世军红桶募捐 11 月 13 日启动 食物银行需求 8 月上升 35%
位于美国明尼苏达州 Stearns 县 St. Cloud 市的救世军宣布，其年度红桶（Red Kettle）募捐将于 11 月 13 日（周五）正式启动，启动仪式当晚 5 时至 7 时在 Sauk Rapids 市的 Coborn’s 超市举行，现场将提供 500 多份饼干、咖啡与热可可。
救世军 St. Cloud 军团表示，本季红桶募捐目标为 15 万美元，整个假日季募捐总目标为 60 万美元。募捐所得将用于该军团全年的食物、住所与家庭援助项目。
该军团同时报告，本地食物银行的求助需求在今年 8 月同比上升 35%，是本季募捐所要应对的主要压力之一。红桶铃铛义工将在假日季内于当地多家商场与超市门前值守募捐。
救世军是美国历史最久的慈善组织之一，红桶募捐自 1891 年起成为其标志性的假日季传统，募款按属地原则留在各社区使用。
（来源：救世军）
St. Cloud Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign Kicks Off November 13 as Food Pantry Demand Rose 35%
The Salvation Army in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, will officially launch its annual Red Kettle campaign on Friday, November 13, with a kickoff event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Coborn’s in Sauk Rapids, featuring more than 500 cookies, coffee and hot cocoa.
The St. Cloud corps set a Red Kettle goal of $150,000, part of an overall holiday-season goal of $600,000. Funds raised support the corps’ year-round food, shelter and family assistance programs.
The corps also reported that demand at its food pantry rose 35% in August compared with a year earlier, one of the main pressures this season’s campaign aims to meet. Bell ringers will staff kettles at stores across the area through the holiday season.
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign, a holiday tradition dating to 1891, keeps donations in the local communities where they are raised.
(Source: The Salvation Army)
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